Can you succeed without showering?

Some professionals are forgoing daily showers and deodorant, reports The New York Times, in the interests of convenience and skin health. Really?

Those saying goodbye to deodorant and daily showers claim they don't smell, or at least don't care if they do.
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In a recent New York Times Sunday Styles story, Catherine Saint Louis reports on "a contingent of renegades" — urban professionals who are rebelling against commonly accepted personal hygiene practices like daily showers, regular hair washing, and the use of deodorant. Here, a short guide to these un-showered revolutionaries whom the article deems "The Great Unwashed":

Who are these people?

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